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This hill is also known as Giltspur Mountain [PNCW], of which the Irish version Giolspar is a transliteration. The name Giltspur, which originally refers to a townland on the northern slopes, is explained by a transaction in the late 12th century, whereby Dermod MacGiollamocholmog granted one carucate of land in Kilruddery to Richard de Felda for a pair of gilt spurs, to be presented to him and his heirs each year at Michelmas [PNCW]. Giltspur Mountain is thus a rare example of an English language name which is so old that it has been replaced by another, Little Sugar Loaf.
Little Sugar Loaf is the 1066th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/?PHPSESSID=5fm6uh9kgbu21v2mat69ldtir2

Picture from group : South of Kilmacanogue, the N11 taken at night from near the top.

Picture: South of Kilmacanogue, the N11 taken at night from near the top.

Pleasant small though steep walk near Dublin.

Short Summary created by simon3, 15 Nov 2010

This is a place for a pleasant little walk with good views. One obvious place to start is at O2566414105A where there is parking for a few cars beside the road, which is known as Bohilla Lane. This can be reached by going NE from the roundabout at the south going off-ramp on the N11 in Kilmacanoge. From this parking there is a sign showing "Agreed Access" and a marked track leading up to the hill which is some 173m climbing. From the top you can simply come down the same way or continue north west along the ridge dropping until a house ruin (as of 2008) can be seen to the left. There are tracks towards this. Your position on the ridge before turning left should be in-line with the R755 road to Glendalough heading SW out of Kilmacanoge. (Around 255151B) Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/5668/

Picture from Dessie1 : Ancient carvings or heavy snails!!

Picture: Ancient carvings or heavy snails!!

An Opportunity Mist!

by Dessie1 10 Aug 2010

Climbed Little Sugarloaf on the 9/7/10 on the foggiest evening ever.Took the exit from the Kilmacanogue roundabout and followed the small road to the make shift carpark clearing just to the SW of the mountain (O2566814100C)with the Sign which indicates the beginning of the ascent. Views where non existent and weather was awful but that's all part of the fun of it! The summit was shrouded in a thick mist with about a 10 foot field of view but the quiteness was almost eerie. All in all a fun half hour or so which will be repeated on a clearer day.
PS:Carvings are located very close to the red sprayed marker which indicates the summit.Roughly (O 2607 1447D ) Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/5960/

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Picture from padodes : The Great seen from the (frosted) Little

Picture: The Great seen from the (frosted) Little

padodes on Little Sugar Loaf, 2010

by padodes 1 Feb 2010

It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good, they say, and certainly the chill wind that has been blowing snow and ice across the Wicklow Mountains for almost two months has not been totally unkind. I find it has obliged me to renew acquaintance with humble yet more accessible outliers, and I have been pleasantly surprised. The Little Sugar Loaf is a good example. Barely 342m at its highest point (GPS reading: O 2607 1447D) and no more that a 20 minute climb from the Bohilla Lane starting-point (O 256 141E), it will add little glory to your mountaineering CV, but don’t write it off too quickly. The walk along the ridge and around the slopes offers great views on every side. Bring your binoculars and a camera and you have hours of contentment before you.

To the W, the Great Sugar Loaf imposes its presence (see photo), but you would be inclined to think it no higher than its little namesake. It’s an optical illusion that conceals a difference of 159m. To the NW, your view plunges into Glencree Valley and only ends abruptly at the twin corries of Lough Bray Upper and Lower, with the mast on Kippure standing guard above. To the N and NE, the view stretches beyond Dublin Port to Howth and back along the Dalkey-Killiney coast to Bray. Directly E, the knobbly hillocks at Bray Head block the view to sea, but it’s again visible at Greystones before disappearing in a haze to the S. My attention was caught, too, by the historical Kilruddery House and Gardens, in the valley to the NE. Scenes from many films or TV series – among them The Tudors – have been shot around this Elizabethan revival house, whose beginnings go back, in fact, to the 17th century. With binoculars, I could even get glimpses of the classical statues in the glass-covered Orangery.

All in all, as I’ve learned, if you’re prepared to curtail a little your walking and increase your contemplation, the Little Sugar Loaf will not disappoint. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/4380/

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Picture from mcrtchly : Setting Moon over the Great Sugar Loaf

Picture: Setting Moon over the Great Sugar Loaf

Climbing at Sunset

by mcrtchly 20 Aug 2010

We decided upon an evening climb of the Little Sugar Loaf and had a fantastic sight of the orange-red Moon setting over the Great Sugar Loaf. We also looked at the 'spiral' markings on the rocks. There are two sets; one on the main summit and the another on the subsidary summit to the north. Those on the main summit show lichen growth over the spirals suggesting that they are not recent. There are no features recorded in the Sites and Monuments Records for the Little Sugar Loaf and these spirals are probably not that old. The other set of spirals on the summit to the north are lichen free and appear to be very modern. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/6036/

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Picture from simon3 : Northwards from the Little Sugar Loaf, Wicklow

Picture: Northwards from the Little Sugar Loaf, Wicklow

Interesting views from this top.

by simon3 14 Nov 2010

The view from the top includes the Sugar Loaf in an interesting conjunction with the heavily tracked Djouce, views over Bray, towards Wales and of course over much of Dublin.

The top of the Little Sugar Loaf is a north-south quartzite ridge. The photo shows some of the view northwards from the highest part of the Little Sugar Loaf, just 1m higher than the nearer bump on the ridge. Right skyline is part of the Cooley/ Gullion area with the Clermonts visible. The white speck above this is an aircraft coming into Dublin Airport not something wrong with the camera! Just right of centre skyline is Slieve Gullion, central plug of what was once a huge volcano. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/3292/

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Picture from scannerman

In praise of..

by scannerman 23 Nov 2012

Took a quick sortie up this little hill just recently after a break of over a year. Used to climb it every second day when I lived close by. A super slope for a work routine-steep and short and aesthetically quite nice. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/909/comment/14886/